Horseshoe.



E. A. BLOEDORN,

HORSESHOE.

v APPLICA 13,1916- LRQW QQD 1 Patented Sept. 12,1916.

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Specificatioers Patent. Patented Sept, 12, jlflffi.

Application filed. July 13, 1916. Serial No. 109,070.

To all w/wm z't may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL A. BLoEDoRN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Green Bay, in the county of Brown and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new. and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to horseshoes and more particularly to calks provided on horseshoes to prevent slipping on smooth ,or ice-covered roads.

The calks hitherto employed to afiord good contacting with slippery ground have not proved satisfactory, since they are equipped with a single shank and consequently with a narrow face. Due to this construction it frequently occurs that the calks turn about their shank and hence do not afford a good hold to the ground. Moreover, a calk of such construction is easily caught in a frog of a railroad track or in crevices where a wide call: could not enter.

It therefore forms a principle of the in vention to provide a horse shoe which is equipped with calks adapted to afford a .good hold to the ground so that the horse may freely move about-ice-covered or otherwise slippery ground and without any danger of falling or slipping.

Additional objects are to provide a calk which is not trapped and pulled off from the shoe, to so construct the shoe that spreading or closing of the shoe heels will not afi'ect the spacing of the holes adapted to receive the shanks of the calks, and to construct the calks so as to facilitate their removal or insertion while the shoe is on the hoof.

preferred embodiment of the invention is described in the following specification, and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a plan view of a horseshoe provided with a plurality of holes adapted to receive the nails with which the shoe is fastened to the hoof. Fig. 2 is a similar view'with the calks secured to the shoe. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a calk adapted for use in'wintertime. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modified form of the calk. Fig. 5'is a front view of the horseshoe with parts in section, and Fig. 6 is a punch used for spac- 8, while the other been heated. This With these and other objects in view the ing the holes in the shoe after the same has been heated.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates in general a horseshoe which is composed of the toe 2, the heels 3, and the quarters at between the toe and the heels. The quarters 4 are provided with aplurality of holes 5' to receive the nails, whereby the shoe is fastened to the hoof. On the under side of the shoe there is formed a plurality of circular bosses provided at the toe and heel portions and arranged in pairs. The boss 6 of each pair has a circular opening 8, while the boss 7 of each pair is provided with an oblong opening 9. As may be seen from Fig. 5 of the drawing, the circular opening 8 and the oblong opening 9 taper inwardly. The calk 10, which is adapted to be fastened to the shoe comprises a bar, which is formed with a pair of spaced circular shanks 11 which also taper toward their ends. and are adapted to enter the openings 8 and 9 in the shoe 1. It is obvious that one of the pins 11 will fit snugly in the circular tapering hole pin 11 only engages the wall ofthe opening 9 at diametrically opposite points. Due to this arrangement the heels may spread or may be brought together without materially affecting the spacingof the centers of the openings 8, 9, so that the calks may at any time be readily inserted or withdrawn. The horseshoe is formed with circular bosses 6, 7, but the openings 8, 9 are formed by means of a. punch 12 (Fig. 6), which is equipped with two pins 13and'14 ofa form corresponding to the openings 8, 9, and are adapted to be forced .intojthe' horseshoe after the same has method of fbrming the calk-shank receiving holes insures properly spaced openings and facilitates the insertion and removal of the calks. When the calks are applied it willbe seen that the bar 10 is in engagement with the bosses 6, 7, thereby defining the space 15 between the horseshoe proper and the calk to facilitate removal of the latter by inserting a flat tool or bar into said space.

The invention provides a calk which, engaging the shoe with a plurality of shanks, is securely secured thereto and is prevented from entering narrow crevices or the like,

by persons unskilled in the art of shoeing horses.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is subject to many variations and changes, and for this reason I do not bind myself to the constructional details shown in the drawing, but avail myself of all departures which fall within the scope of the invention, as pointed out in the appended from, said shanks being formed circular and tapering and being adapted to enter said openings.

3. A horse shoe having a plurality of bosses arranged in pairs, one of which is formed With a circular tapering opening and the other of which is formed with an oblong tapering opening, and calks composed of a bar and shanks projecting therefrom, said shanks being of circular tapering form and adapted to enter said openings. 4. A horse shoe provided with openings, said openings being arranged in pairs, one of which is circular and the other of which is oblong, calks composed of a. bar and a pair of shanks projecting therefrom, said shanks being adapted to enter said openings, and means for forming said openings.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix my signature.

EMIL A. BLOEDORN. 

